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Auction: 24011 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain and the World
Lot: 2165

(x) Falkland Islands
King George V Issues
1928 South Georgia Provisional
2½d. on 2d. purple-brown marginal example from the left of the sheet tied to cover front to Tonsberg, Norway; an extremely rare correct use of the provisional, one of only four known commercial whaling items. S.G. 115

provenance:
Grosvenor

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1600